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Growing up neglected
The media never shies away from a story about teenagers ‘up to no good’. And while it’s become a bit of a cliché to say that teens and older children are ‘misunderstood’, for some, a lack of understanding from the …
Yvette Stanley
Yvette Stanley is Ofsted's National Director for Social Care.
Yvette was previously Director for Children, Schools and Families at Merton Council and has 30 years of experience in children's services.
Joint Targeted Area Inspections: Supporting better multi-agency working?
The Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI) programme began over two years ago. In my view, this has been, and continues to be, a hugely valuable piece of work. For those who are unfamiliar with JTAIs, Ofsted, working alongside the police, …
Children need stability in all areas of their lives
Many of you will have seen the findings of the Children’s Commissioner’s second Stability Index annual report that was launched at the beginning of the month. The report showed that nearly three quarters of children in care experienced either a …
Permanence for children in care
We are in the middle of this year’s Foster Care Fortnight, which is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate how foster carers transform the lives of children. We all know that many more foster carers are needed. I hope that this …
How do we achieve outstanding help and protection?
One of the best parts of my job is when we get to acknowledge and celebrate good social care practice. And no more so than when we give a judgement of outstanding to highlight the excellent work leaders and social …
Yvette Stanley: My focus as National Director for Social Care
I’m delighted to have this opportunity to communicate with you in my new role as Ofsted’s National Director for Social Care. With week 1 under my belt, I’d like to talk a bit about what matters most to me and …